Lac Fourges Fishing Guide, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

• Overview

  Look for Lac Fourges in the Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean part of Quebec. What surrounds it is boreal forest. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean are larger. The closest town, Normandin, is 57 km away. The big place round here is Saguenay, 174 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lac Fourges

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean: northern pike, Atlantic salmon, lake whitefish and fallfish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lac Fourges the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -19°C for January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan any trip to Lac Fourges around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Lac Brillard at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. For Lac Fourges, the notice at the access point is the final word.